Talks

Week: 4 Mar 13 - 10 Mar 13

After investigating the image of the architect and global perceptions of what they do for Venice Takeaway, the Open Charter Agency (OCA) introduces a new platform for members of the public to explore with them how architects might act as agents of change in future.

Is the regulation climate in Britain now so intrusive that rather than creating improvements they instead restrict freedoms and discourage individual responsibility? Will the government's current proposals to tear up Building Regulations threaten design quality or will they set architects and designers free?

In this lecture, Hasegawa reveals her approach to architecture and explores the complexed relationship between architects and clients, the public and planners. She asks: How can architects retain control, while exercising good design leadership?